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Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue today announced the location for the Go Fish Georgia Center and Hatchery and the 10 sites on which “mega-ramps” will be built to accommodate large-scale tournaments. Both projects are part of the $19 million Go Fish Georgia program unveiled by Perdue at the beginning of this year.
The Go Fish Georgia Center will be built on 120 acres located on the south side of the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. The facility will include a visitor center that will market and promote fishing opportunities throughout the state, an on-site public fishing lake and a fully functioning warmwater hatchery.
Lake Hartwell, which sits on the state’s border with South Carolina and will host the 2008 Bassmaster Classic, will receive two of the mega-ramps. Lanier, Clarks Hill and Seminole are among the other sites where mega-ramps will be built.
“The announcements today are exactly what I envisioned when I proposed the Go Fish Georgia program – state and local governments joining with private donations, all contributing to growing our state as a destination for recreational and tournament fishing,” Perdue said.
The site for the visitor’s center and hatchery was selected after an independent review of
more than a dozen potential locations using criteria developed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Economic Development. In addition, the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter supports the use of this property for the facility and the Houston County Development Authority, Houston County, Perry Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Perry are contributing $2.5 million to the construction costs.
Eight of the 10 mega-ramp sites announced today will receive Go Fish Georgia funds to match local financial and in-kind contributions for construction. The two Hartwell sites will be built using funds from the PCB contamination settlement stemming from chemical releases upstream by a South Carolina plant that eventually flowed down into the lake.
The announced sites were:
> Laurel Park – Hall County on Lake Lanier
> Wildwood Park – Columbia County on Clarks Hill Lake
> Richard B. Russell State Park – Elbert County on Lake Richard B. Russell
> Pyne Road Park – Troup County on West Point Lake
> Veterans Memorial State Park – Crisp County/Cordele on Lake Blackshear
> Earle May Boat Basin Park – City of Bainbridge on Lake Seminole
> Jaycee Landing – Wayne County and City of Jesup on the Altamaha River
> Robert Baurle Ramp – Augusta/Richmond County on the Savannah River
> Gum Branch Access – Hart County and the City of Hartwell on Lake Hartwell
> Tugaloo State Park – Franklin County, Stephens County and the City of Lavonia
on Lake Hartwell.